Sustainability Developer - Category Food Logistics Services

At IKEA, we believe that sustainability is an essential part of creating a better everyday life for the many people. We're now looking for a Sustainability Developer to join our Category Food Logistics and help drive our environmental commitments forward with purpose and expertise.

Our supply chain world

In Supply Chain Operations, we lead, plan and execute the journey of IKEA products from suppliers to retailers. Our team of 1,000 co-workers across 15 global locations manages planning, replenishment, transport and logistics sourcing, and goods flow management with precision and care.

Within Category Food Logistics, we strive to build an integrated, automated, and modern supply chain that safely delivers IKEA Food products to our customers worldwide. We balance lowest cost and highest quality while maintaining a positive impact on people and planet. Our teams in Älmhult, Milano, Shanghai, King of Prussia, and Pratteln work together to make this possible.

What makes our approach unique is our dual responsibility: we both procure cold chain logistics services and operate the goods flow from suppliers to stores. This requires market proximity and operational expertise that sets us apart.

As our Sustainability Developer, you will define, develop, and support Category Food Logistics processes to ensure both stability and growth from a sustainability perspective. Reporting to the Category Manager, you will collaborate with our global teams to create meaningful environmental progress in line with our ambitious Business Plan.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Challenging and driving the sustainability agenda across the Category while contributing to our safety standards
• Engaging thoughtfully with internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities and support impactful sustainability projects
• Participating in global matrix working groups and contributing expertise to development projects
• Supporting IWAY development through risk assessments and gap analyses to enhance sustainability performance
• Designing and facilitating knowledge-building sessions on transportation and logistics sustainability topics
• Monitoring policy developments related to sustainability and assessing their business impact
• Evaluating and reporting on sustainability KPIs with clear recommendations for improvement
• Leading the Yearly Environmental Survey process with thoroughness and strategic insight
• Identifying potential sustainability risk areas and developing mitigation approaches

You bring a strong commitment to sustainability and experience working with environmental initiatives in a global supply chain, preferably cold chain.

We value your:

• Passion for sustainability – you see sustainability as an integral part of doing business today
• Fact based leadership - values data and is both interested and able to dive deep into data collected, perform analysis using data analytics tools and extracting insights out of data to translate it into actions
• Ability to work & collaborate effectively in our international, diverse organization
• University degree in sustainability or equivalent professional sustainability experience in global supply chain, preferably cold chain.
• Clear, inspiring communication style and capacity to build trust-based relationships
• Ability to analyse and calculate the climate footprint of different logistics solutions and be able to explain the business case to the business teams. Proficient in Excel.
• Excellent project management capabilities and organizational skills to hold together the Sustainability agenda and follow agreed actions
• Available for travelling globally up to 30% of the time
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken

If you share our passion for creating positive environmental impact at scale, please submit your application – including CV and motivation letter – before 4 July.